House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Duncan R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 16, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6299.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 217, December 16, 2021, Page H7833):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 16, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6299, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
76 cosponsors — 76 Republicans
0 of 76 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and 46 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan.
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- H.R. 92 (117th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the "Specialist…
- H.R. 4046 (117th) NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- H.Res. 1265 (117th) Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to plans to exploit the energy…
- H.J.Res. 67 (117th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare…
- H.R. 95 (117th) Hearing Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.